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  1. desertpir8

    Overland Expo West 2019 - Who is going and where are you coming from?

    Made it up here. Found a fantastic dispersed campsite about a mile or two west of the venue for tonight. 10+ camp spots. About 20 min all unpaved backroad drive to the venue from this spot. It is quiet, no-one else is here. 4G service is enough to set up my wifi hotspot. Not sure if...
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    Arizona Overlanders

    I'll be in the expo camp area Thursday night, so will see you there if youll be camping onsite at the expo. Happy to share campsite with anyone. I'll be in line to checkin and get a campsite at 11am on thursday morning.
  3. desertpir8

    Overland Expo West 2019 - Who is going and where are you coming from?

    Ahh, yes, camping is included with your ticket. But, you will want to get there early to have your choice of spots and be closer to the expo area (unless you want to be further out in the boonies). I'm planning on arriving at checkin at around 11am on Thursday to try to get a nice camp spot...
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    Overland Expo West 2019 - Who is going and where are you coming from?

    On-site camping is sold out at this point. There does appear to be dispersed camping within a half mile to a mile from the expo.
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    Overland Expo West 2019 - Who is going and where are you coming from?

    I'll be headed up there on Wednesday late morning from the Phoenix area. Planning on dispersed camping on wedesday night NW of expo site and then being in line for Expo Weekend pass check-in by Thursday 11am to hopefully get a good camping spot. If you guys see my rig, stop and say hi!
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    Arizona Overlanders

    RE: Overland Expo West.. Its looking like I'll be headed up to the general expo area Wednesday mid day. Was going to be headed up Thursday, but decided an extra day off work and a peaceful night of camping in the woods sounded much better before the chaos of the expo. If anyone is...
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    Arizona Overlanders

    Fortunately, half of Arizona is actually fairly mountainous and is full of high altitude locations. There are 29 summits above 10,000ft here. There are locations within 1-2 hour drive of Phoenix where you can get up in the 6,000-7,000 ft range. Go further north and you can be at 8,000+...
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    Arizona Overlanders

    Got my rig fixed up last night new waterpump and thermostat. Looking forward to the next meet
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    Arizona Overlanders

    I'll be at the expo camp. Got the weekend pass with camping, so wherever that puts me, I'll be there! Thursday night I may camp dispersed if the line into the expo camp area is too long and then move to the expo camp on friday morning.
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    Arizona Overlanders

    Welcome! I probably won't be making it to the meet and greet either, as my 4x4 overland van blew it's water pump earlier this week. Better here in town than on the trail, so I'm thankful for that. Hoping to have her all fixed up this weekend. Personally, I am planning on heading up from Mesa on...
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    Overland Expo West 2019

    I figure worst case if I head up on Thursday afternoon and the line is ridiculous, I'll make camp somewhere nearby and plan on rolling into dispersed camp area at my leisure on Friday morning. With my rig I just need a place to park and camp is set up.
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    Overland Expo West 2019

    I'm at power & mckellips. I'll also be headed up Thursday afternoon to get an extra night of camping in that night. Would love to convoy with you.
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    New in Arizona!

    You're right down the street from me. Power/McKellips here. I'm down for a meetup or whatever.
  14. desertpir8

    New Member - Gilbert AZ

    Welcome from northeast Mesa here! I'm also a new member.
  15. desertpir8

    Overland Expo West 2019

    Just ordered weekend pass w/ camping here. First time attending, so not sure what to expect up there. Will be heading up there in my 4x4 E-350 EB overland rig from northeast Mesa on Thursday afternoon most likely. Lemme know if you want to convoy up there.
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    Member Number? Upgrade Your Account! Read

    Got it figured out. Found the link buried in my email inbox to authorize my member #.
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    Arizona Overlanders

    Thanks! That was the idea behind building this one. I previously had a very built up/SAS'd Nissan Pathfinder, but it was just too small for what we wanted to do. It went anywhere, but setting up camp became tedious and we wanted something that was more self contained. The beauty of an...
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    Member Introductions *NEW MEMBERS INTRODUCE YOURSELF*

    Thanks! I certainly can put one up. I have about a thousand photos of the build process. Everything from fabricating all the suspension bracketry to 4x4 conversion modifications to interior buildout. I have about $10k in the entire build so far. Hoping to finish it for under $15-17k...
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    Arizona Overlanders

    New member from Mesa, AZ, #14100. Been working on building my $500 1999 Ford E-350 4x4.. Finished 4x4 conversion and axle swaps (front and rear) late last year. Now working on building out the interior and getting it outfitted for a 700 mile Arizona Strip overlanding trip later this...
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    Lets see some trail photos!

    A photo from our expedition to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, February 2019. We camped for 4 nights at the Colorado River. Spectacular place!